Hamilton Takes 11th Pole of 2015 at Monza, Rosberg Can Only Muster 4th

It should come as no surprise that Lewis Hamilton, the man who's taken ten of the eleven possible poles, wasn't slowed by his new-for-the-weekend blonde hair, but in a bit of an upset, he isn't joined on the front row by his more often blonde team mate.

Yes, this is the first time Mercedes has missed a 1-2 start since Bahrain, and with Rosberg falling behind both Ferraris, fourth will mark the lowest a W06 has ever started a Grand Prix. Among the Ferrari contingent, Raikkonen in second will lead Vettel in third from the grid for the team's home Grand Prix.

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Furthering a trend common to 2015, the Williams team acts as a buffer between the year's two competitive teams and the midpack, locking out the third row. Neither car was far off of the pace of the leaders, however; A good race tomorrow and the program may finally get the result their form since the beginning of 2014 has deserved.

Force India has traditionally been very fast at Monza, and with their two cars putting up the highest numbers in the speed traps, it comes as a bit of a surprise that their drivers Perez and Hulkenburg will start just 7th and 9th, respectively.

McLaren's nightmare season (Their third in a row, by McLaren standards) goes on exactly as it has most of the year, with neither Button nor Alonso making their way out of Q1. The legendary team has been happy to pin their failures on their new Honda engines, but with the Japanese manufacturer claiming their power units to be better than the option from Renault, one has to wonder how much blame must be placed on Ron Dennis and company.

The Italian Grand Prix runs tomorrow at 8:00 AM EST, and can be seen live on the NBC Sports Network.